I can't do this :(

One hour and twenty minutes later ds is finally asleep. Our bedtime routine clearly isn't working. I'm do stressed, tired and pissed off and then I'm pissed off at myself for feeling this way. I can't do this. He takes way too long to sleep. He use to fall asleep in twenty minutes (with us just sitting by his crib) but the past couple weeks its been awful. I can't say any things changed. I'm seriously contemplating CIO or some version of it. And I really don't want to try a later bed time for him. Unless that's the only option :(Thanks for listening. I feel like I'm going to explode.

One hour and twenty minutes later ds is finally asleep. Our bedtime routine clearly isn't working. I'm do stressed, tired and pissed off and then I'm pissed off at myself for feeling this way. I can't do this. He takes way too long to sleep. He use to fall asleep in twenty minutes (with us just sitting by his crib) but the past couple weeks its been awful. I can't say any things changed. I'm seriously contemplating CIO or some version of it. And I really don't want to try a later bed time for him. Unless that's the only option :(Thanks for listening. I feel like I'm going to explode.

Have you switched him into a toddler bed? My dd used to take 3 hours to put to bed and I got to my breaking point! We put her toddler bed together and bought some lullaby and white noise CDs and haven't rocked her since! I'm not sure what it was but she totally changed! We do bath, snack, book, then bed. We have a baby gate just in case she tries to leaves her room but she never has. A friend of mine taught her 18 month old that when the lights are off the floor turns into hot lava so he won't get up lol! Leighton also still takes a Paci and she picks out which baby to sleep with, she won't sleep without those things. Oh, and a full sized pillow and a toddler size comforter saved our lives big time!

Have you switched him into a toddler bed? My dd used to take 3 hours to put to bed and I got to my breaking point! We put her toddler bed together and bought some lullaby and white noise CDs and haven't rocked her since! I'm not sure what it was but she totally changed! We do bath, snack, book, then bed. We have a baby gate just in case she tries to leaves her room but she never has. A friend of mine taught her 18 month old that when the lights are off the floor turns into hot lava so he won't get up lol! Leighton also still takes a Paci and she picks out which baby to sleep with, she won't sleep without those things. Oh, and a full sized pillow and a toddler size comforter saved our lives big time!

I hope it's better. Just FYI I was sitting with dd since the beginning and had a rough time. Recently I just decided to walk away out of frustration cause she would not go to sleep and sit up And look at me. And she went to sleep. On her own. So I tried again and it worked. She would fuss for a minute and then go to sleep. I never did any sleep training - she just seems to suddenly be ready to sleep on her own and actually will take way longer if I sit with her. If you haven't, maybe just try saying good night, giving a kiss and walking away. You never know, right. Good luck, I feel your pain :-(

I hope it's better. Just FYI I was sitting with dd since the beginning and had a rough time. Recently I just decided to walk away out of frustration cause she would not go to sleep and sit up And look at me. And she went to sleep. On her own. So I tried again and it worked. She would fuss for a minute and then go to sleep. I never did any sleep training - she just seems to suddenly be ready to sleep on her own and actually will take way longer if I sit with her. If you haven't, maybe just try saying good night, giving a kiss and walking away. You never know, right. Good luck, I feel your pain :-(

Tonight was way better. DH was on bedtime duty though ;) We started earlier and didn't encourage playing. It was hard cos he was so full of energy but we were winding down. 40 mins and he was out. Better than last night. I have tried just walking out, he will just stand and scream for us :( So I don't think that's going to work. He doesn't try to get out of the crib so I'm unsure of the toddler bed at this point. Dh and I both agree that we need to sleep train once we get back from Austin. I'm already nervous.

Tonight was way better. DH was on bedtime duty though ;) We started earlier and didn't encourage playing. It was hard cos he was so full of energy but we were winding down. 40 mins and he was out. Better than last night. I have tried just walking out, he will just stand and scream for us :( So I don't think that's going to work. He doesn't try to get out of the crib so I'm unsure of the toddler bed at this point. Dh and I both agree that we need to sleep train once we get back from Austin. I'm already nervous.

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